Cuspidor-receptacle.



Patented May 9,1916.

KITTE TAT PATENT @FEQE.

FRANQOIS COBNEILLE COLLE, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

OUSPIDOR-REOEPTACLE.

Application filed January 24, 1916.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANgois ConNmLLn CoLLii, a subject of the Grand Duchess of Luxemburg, residing at \Vashington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuspidor-Receptacles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full. clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to receptacles for cuspidors, and has for an object to provide a receptacle with a closure which automatically closes and withv manual means of improved type for opening the closure for use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hollow body which will embrace the cuspidor of the usual and ordinary type or of a special type constructed to operate therewith, with a swinging cover member having a rod extending upwardly into position to be readily engaged by the user for opening the closure, and with re silient means for closing the closure when the rod is released.

With these and other objects in view the invention comprises certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a dia metrical sectional view of the improved receptacle. Fig. 2 is atop plan view with the operating rod shown in section. Fig. 3 is a view in front elevation, showing the closure in partly open position. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the closure.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The improved receptacle which forms the subject-matter of this application comprises a hollow body portion 10, here shown as cylindrical, and is open at top and bottom. Also as shown the body is provided with a wired lower edge 11 outwardly turned, and an inwardly turned wired upper edge 12.

At one side of the body a slot 13 is produced immediately under the wired edge 12 to permit the cover member 14 to slide through such slot 13, and be positioned Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented May 9, 1916.

Serial No. 74,037.

under the inwardly-turi'ied wired edge 12 as shown more particularly at Fig. 1.

The cover member 14lis provided with an ear 15. having an opening 16 to receive a rod 17 to which and by which it is rigidly secured. The rod 17 passes through hinge brackets 18 and 19 rigidly secured to the side of the body 10 and with any usual and ordinary type of spring, here shown as the helical spring 20, for rotating the rod 17 and closing the cover member 14. The spring 20 is herein shown as connected at its lower end with the lowermost bracket 19, while its upper end is connected with the rod 17 at a point just beneath the uppermost bracket 18. Said spring and the lower end of the rod 17 are also preferably inclosed within the housing 21, while the upper end of the rod is preferably provided with a hand hold 22, the length of the rod being such that the user of the receptacle may grasp the hand hold 22 without stooping.

In use, a cuspi'dor 23 of the usual andordinary type, or any special form of cuspidor which may be provided for use in conjunction with the receptacle, is placed on the floor wherever desired and the body 10 set over such cuspidor 23. The device is now ready to operate and when it is to be employed the user grasping the hand hold 22 applies torsional strain thereto, whereby the spring 20 is caused to yield, swinging the cover member 14c to the position shown at Figs. 2 and 3, opening the upper end of the body to expose the cuspidor 23. WVhen the hand hold 22 is released the spring 20, acting upon the rod 17, at once closes the cover 14 into position there by hiding the cuspidor from view.

The spring need be only of such strength that it willreturn the cover 14: to its normal position when the hand is removed from the hand hold 22, and the only resistance is where the rod has its bearings in the brackets 18 and 19 and where the cover 14 possibly touches the edges of the slot 13. Securing the upper end of the spring 20 to the rod 17 beneath the uppermost bracket 18 has the advantage of permitting the entire device to be lifted by the hand hold 22; and in this way my improved receptacle may be taken off of and placed over a cuspidor, and carried from point to point as desired. possibilities of my invention that the same could be used to cover other articles than cuspidors, and I reserve the broadest privileges in this direction.

I claim 1. A device of the class described comprising a cylindrical body open at top and bottom and having a slot in one side just beneath its upper end, brackets secured upon the wall of the body in vertical alinement with each other adjacent one end of said slot, an upright rod rotatably mounted in said brackets and having a hand hold at its upper end, a cover of a shape conformable with the interior of said body and having an ear projecting through said slot and mounted on the rod, a coiled spring inclosin g the rod between said brackets and attached at its lower end to the lowermost, its upper end being attached to the rod It is quite within the just beneath the uppermost bracket, and a housing inclosing both brackets and the spring, all as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A device of the class described comprising a body open at top and bottom and having a slot in one side just beneath its upper end, brackets secured upon the wall of the body in vertical alinement with each other adjacent one end of said slot, an upright rod rotatably mounted in said brackets and having a hand hold at its upper end, a cover of a shape conformable with the interior of said body and projecting through said slot and mounted on the rod, and a coiled spring inclosing the rod between said brackets and attached one end to one of them and its other end to the rod, all as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FRANQOIS CORNEILLE COLLE.

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